The Chesterfield football history resource

Bryan
Frear emerged from six and a half seasons as a Huddersfield Town reserve with a
creditable scoring record, and continued this through a long Saltergate career.
He made his debut along with new signings Gwyn Lewis and Tommy Walker, as the
club tried to put impetus into a flagging promotion challenge in '56-7. That
was the last time for many years that promotion looked likely, and it was
Bryan's fate (but by no means his fault) to be associated with a team in
decline throughout his time here.

He
is remembered as a quick-thinking forward, with a powerful shot. He top-scored
in two seasons, and finished as second-top scorer in another three, and would
have added perhaps another thirty goals to his career total had he not played
at half-back in '60-1 and '61-2. Although he displayed poise and imagination in
that position, the club sorely missed his goals, being relegated in his first
season as a wing-half.

He
was freed in 1964 with some football still in him - another recurring fate of
experienced Chesterfield players at the time - and joined Halifax Town, where
he played until retiring from the game. A native of Cleckheaton, Bryan died in
Bradford in 1997.